Beijing again

As close as Tianjin is to Beijing, there is still a pretty large gap in terms of development. Going to Beijing from Tianjin, Lizzy and I felt like the two country mice going into the city. Here we are in front of this amazing five star Hyatt in Beijing

this whole area just looked really upscale

there's even a wall of water!

The purpose of our trip was to pick up my new Australian passport, which was so impressive! They make passports this days with a chip embedded in the middle of the passport so that you can scan it and it has all my personal ID information - super cool! But to make a day trip of it, Lizzy and I went and ate at Outback

Unfortunately, Lizzy's been suffering from diarrhea, so I just ordered her a lemonade

After Outback, we passed through this amazing new mall. It was so impressive, I couldn't believe it - all these really nice stores and restaurants

And this one is for you, A-ayi - in case you can't see it in the picture, this is a Max & Co store.